The Different path we take
Chapter 1
Disclaimer; I do not own Naruto and I never will
The sun was slowly rising over Konoha. The sun light down on the village with warmth and light, removing the shadows of the were already people at this time up and was out in the village, heading for their work or perparing for the day. However there was one person who was at the hokage mountain and watched the sunrise and looked over the village. A woman was with long pink hair moving with the wind. The wind softly caressed her skin and made her shiver lightly.
The womans eyes wandered over the buildnings in the village. For her, the village looked just as the same one she had been born but at the same time, it was so much different than she knew it from her own time. It had changed a lot but still been the same village she swore to fight to protect no matter what.
A part of her was still yearning for the Konoha she had come from however, she had now finally able to get things right. Twelve years since she had been by accident sent to the past and found a place she felt she belonged to. She had found friends and family and the most important things, she had found love.
Sakura smiled, she had been happily married for eleven and half years now with the present hokage, the fourth.
Sakura looked at the stone faces and saw the four faces of the hokages. She had never thought she would have been able to change the past to the better. The Uchiha clan was still around and had no plans for any coup. The friendship between the hokage the head of the Uchiha clan helped a lot.
Now Sasuke and Itachi would grow up with their family, Sasuke would have no reason to betray them again.
Sakura sighed. It had been difficult when Sasuke had been born. Sakura had struggled not truly being able to grasp that newborn was once upon time her teammate and who had tried to kill her.
She just hoped everything would be all right now.
Sasuke's birth hadn't been the only one that effected her. The moment she had giving birth to her and Minato's son, Naruto Sakura had unknown to Minato struggled with her new role in Naruto's life. She wasn't his teammate, she was his mother.
Tsunade was the one who knew about her struggles. Sakura had turned to Tsunade in need to talk with someone who wouldn't judge her and Tsunade was perfect, She had helped Sakura through her struggles and hadn't spoken a word about it to Minato.
In the end, Sakura had grasped it and could breath out and become the mother Naruto needed. However, the very same night Naruto was born, Kushina, the former Jinhuriki had been captured and taken to the outside of the village and had the kyuubi drained from her. Sakura and Minato knew who was behind this. Madara Uchiha. Luckily, Tsunade had been in the village and been able to get to Kushina in time and healed her, thus saving the Uumaki from death. However, with the Kyuubi raging and attacking the village, Sakura feared Minato would go through the same fate, just like the first time.
But fate was with them. Kyuubi must have been able to break free from Madara's control and actually calmed down a bit, but it didn't help the situation. The kyuubi needed to be sealed again.
Before Madara got his hands on the mighty fox.
Then Before neither Sakura or Minato could do anything about it, Sarutobi had come into the lador where Sakura where resting with Naruto, Minato keeping them company.
Sarutobi told them his decision and told them, he needed to borrow Naruto. Sakura hearts clenched but she knew there were no other way. Naruto would become the jinchuriki once more.
Sakura was leaning against the railingm snapping out of her memories. She knew she needed get home, before Minato would wake up and not finding her.
He probably would send ANBU to look after her and that was the last thing she needed now.
Straighten up, Sakura decided to head home to her family.
Sakura was doing breakfast when she heard someone entering the kitchen. Sakura smiled when a pair of arms wrapped themselves around her waist, holding her. She felt lips pressing against her neck. Sakura giggled, it tickled her.
"Minato, it tickles when you do that" Sakura said, not looking back at her husband who chuckled.
"well, can't help it, not when you standing here doing breakfast."
Sakura shook her head.
"well, why don't you go and wake Naruto up?" Sakura said looking over her shoulder. Minato nodded and kissed her on the cheek before he left her to wake up his son.
Sakura smiled and finished the eggs and put them on the plate.
She turned around only to feel something or rather someone ran into her.
"Hey, what have I told you about running in the kitchen?" Sakura said, looking at the mini Minato who grinned up at her, his arms around her waist.
Naruto grinned and looked up at her.
"Morning mum!" Naruto greeted her, making Sakura just chuckle and ruffled his hair.
"Morning to you too. Ready for the big day?" Sakura teased him. Naruto beamed.
"I am going be a ninja today!" Naruto said.
"Well, you need eat breakfast first so sit down" Sakura said. Naruto let her go and sat on his chair, Minato come shortly after that and they enjoyed the breakfast, just as any family would.
Mum, if I pass and become ninja, can we eat ramen tonight?" Naruto asked his mother when they was heading towards the academy. Sakura looked down at Naruto and smiled.
"Maybe. Jiraiya and Tsunade will come tonight and celebrate you becoming a shinobi." Sakura said, making Naruto beam.
"Pervert-sage and Baa-Chan is coming?!"
Sakura just shook her head. Naruto was still her Naruto no matter what. Luckily, Tsunade only let Naruto get away with calling her old, since he was her godson.
"Yes, they will"
Sakura looked up and saw Mikoto and Sasuke standing there.
"HEY SASUKE!" Naruto screamed and ran to his best friend. Sasuke turned and saw Naruto coming towards him.
"Hey, ready for the exam?" Naruto grinned "I was born ready" making both mothers laugh.
"oh...I see you're just sa confident as usual Naruto-kun" Mikoto said.
"You bet, Mikoto-san. Me and Sasuke we'll be the best shinobi there is. Just wait and see, we'll become the strongest, right Sasuke?"
"You bet"
"Well, if you're going be the best, you two better head in or you will miss your exam" Sakura teased them, making both of them panic and quickly said their goodbyes and ran inside of the academy.
"They grown up too fast." Mikoto said smiling. Sakura nodded
"Yes, they do"
At the academy
Naruto and Sasuke took their places and waited for the teacher. Sasuke was looking around and frowned. This class had all the heir of the shinobi clans in Konoha.
"Hey, what are you looking for teme?" Naruto asked who also started to look around curious what his friend was looking for.
"Nothing really, it just ocurried to me that all the heir of the clans in the village are in this class."
Naruto blinked. "That's it? You noticed this first now? Teme, I noticed this the very first day we started in the acedemy" Naruto grinned. Sasuke scoffed.
"What? So you mean you actually pay attention?" Sasuke asked grinned. Naruto rolled his eyes.
"Geez, you making sound as a bad thing"
"Consider, who your aunt is, it is"
"Hey, aunt Kushina is awesome, she is the one who taught me all those pranks and helped me to get new ideas for prank."
"Does your parents know this?" Sasuke asked. Naruto shook his head.
"Naw, I don't think so, unless mum have found out, but none have said anything about it."
"Well then why was you summoned to the hokage last week?"
"Hey, that wasn't my fault that some Jounin got caught in the prank, how would I know that colour didn't disappear so easily? Kushina said it wouldn't be any problem to remove the colour."
Then the door opened making both boys look towards it and saw Saki Haruno coming in.
"There is another heir. Saki Haruno." Naruto said giving Sasuke a look.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"well, consider how much you watch her whenever we have execise I start to think you actually have a crush teme and you know what we have said about that."
"I do not have a crush on her. I am impressed that she is taking this seriously unlike the other girls. Saki is one of the few of the girls in the class who take this seriously, it doesn't mean I have a crush on her damn it."
Naruto grinned but said no more about it.
Then their teacher, Iruka come into the classrum, making everyone stop talking, everyone excited for the exam and to become a shinobi.
Sakura and Mikoto was enjoying some tea in a téa shop when Obito and Rin walked up to them.
"Obito, Rin! What are you doing here?" Sakura asked. She hadn't seen them around lately, since they had been on mission.
"Nothing, we saw you was here so we thought we would say hi" Obito said grinning. Sakura raised an eyebrow. She wasn't buying it.
"Really?" Sakura asked. Obito flinched seeing the look Sakura was giving him.
"Minato-sensei sent us to tell you that he might be late tonight, much work in the office right now" Rin said. Sakura narrowed her eyes, looking at her former students.
"Really? So my dear husband couldn't tell me in person instead of sending his students to tell his wife this?" Sakura asked in a sick sweet voice making both start sweating. They were in for it now and silently they both prayed for their sensei.
"well... yeah?" Obito said, unsure of what he should say. He knew Sakura had temper but he rather not to be the reason for her losing her temper now.
"Please don't kill us" Obito said, bowing, not daring to meet her eyes.
"Don't worry Obito I won't" Sakura said calming down, making borth Obito and Rin sigh in relief.
"I will go and have a talk with my husband, he knows we would celebrate Naruto becoming genin today and he dare to not get home in time?" Mikoto chuckled seeing her friend getting worked up.
"Easy there, Sakura. I am certain Minato have a lot of things to do, he is the hokage after all" Sakura sighed and calmed down.
"You're probably right but still, this is not a day Minato should come home late."
Sakura sighed and looked down at her téa cup.
"Sakura, I am certain Minato-sensei will do his best to come home to celebrate Naruto becoming Genin. He knows this is a big day for Naruto and he don't want disappoint Naruto." Obito said, he didn't like Sakura was looking so down.
Sakura looked up at Obito and smiled a small smile
"Thank you, Obito. You are right, I guess its just me, who is stressed about this. I didn't think this day would come so soon"
"Sakura is everything all right? I have seen you sometimes up and walking around the village, in the early morning. Is there something that's bothering you?" Sakura looked down at her hands. Mikoto put her hands over Sakura's and smiled gently. "You don't need keep it all inside you know, if you need to talk, I will be there and I am certain Kushina will also be there if you need a woman to talk to if not Tsunade-sama."
Sakura looked away, not meeting Mikoto's eyes. Mikoto squeezed her hands in a comfort manner.
"Thank you" Sakura said softly. Mikoto nodded and let go of her hands. The two woman sat and finished their tea before they headed home.
When Sakura got home, she decided to start to perpare for the dinner. She was in the kitchen when she felt pain in her head. Her hands flew up to her head. The pain was pulsing in her temples. Opening her eyes, Sakura noticed she got dark spouts in her sight. Sakura tried to sit down but collapsed onto the floor. She felt herself shaking. Sakura closed her eys, not being able to take the pain anymore, she lost consious.
Sakura's mind
"Did you honestly it was by accident you were sent to the past?"
Sakura opened her eyes and looked around. She didn't know where she was. It was terrifying.
"Who are you and what do you mean by that? Of course it was an accident"
Sakura heard a laugh, she tried to locate where the sound was coming from but failed.
"Now dear, you should have seen this coming, being from the Haruno clan and have the Rekengan. But I guess your kekkei genkai failed to warn you about me."
Sakura clenched her fist. She was getting tired of this game
"SHOW YOURSELF!"
"Very well" Sakura turned around and gasped, fear filled her being. It couldn't be possible.
"You..." Sakura said not finishing her sentence
Infront of her was Madara Uchiha standing smirking at her.
"Dear Sakura. It wasn't an accident that you arrived in that timeline. In fact it was my doing, so in a way, you should thank me, for letting you go back into the past and meet your beloved husband."
"What?!" Sakura exclaimed shocked what the ancient Uchiha was saying.
"I made sure that you got into the past. I gave you the chance to meet with Minato. I am certain that you are happy."
Sakura glared at him.
"Why?"
Madara smirked "Because my dear... I want your powers"
Meanwhile
Naruto, Sasuke and Saki was walking from the academy, they were supposed to eat lunch with Sakura at their place. Saki was nervous to meet Sakura but both Naruto and Sasuke had told her it would be fine.
"Mum will like you, I am sure." Naruto said grinning. Saki nodded.
"We are here" Sasuke said.
Naruto ran towards the door and throw it up.
"I AM HOME AND I HAVE MY TEAM WITH ME MUM!" Naruto screamed only to recive silent as answer. Naruto frowned and walked into the living room.
"Mum? Are you here?" Naruto asked. Both Sasuke and Saki walked in.
"Isn't she home?" Saki asked. Naruto frowned
"She told me she would be so we could eat lunch together."
Naruto headed for the kitchen. He come in and saw Sakura on the floor unconsious.
"MUM!" Naruto screamed, rushing to her. Naruto kneeled down and tried to wake Sakura up by shaking her.
"Mum? Wake up mum please"
Sasuke and Saki walked in and saw Sakura on the floor.
"We need to get help, who knows how long she have been unconsious" Saki said, trying to stay calm. Sasuke nodded.
"Saki stay with Naruto, I go and get help!" Sasuke said and before Saki could answer him, Sasuke was out of the house.
Sasuke headed home, hopefully his mother and father could help. He could tell, even if Naruto tried to not show it, he was afraid and worried about his mother. Luckily, the Uchiha district wasn't too far from where Naruto and his family lived. Sasuke noticed his brother, Itachi was outside of their house.
Itachi saw Sasuke coming running in hurry
"Sasuke, what's the matter?" Itachi asked. Mikoto and Fugaku come out from the house seeing Sasuke.
"we were supposed to eat lunch with Sakura-san but when we got there we found Sakura-san in the kitchen on the floor unconsious. "
Mikoto tensed and turned to Fugaku.
"Go to the hokage tower and get Minato. Itachi you head to the hospital and get Tsunade. I go with Sasuke back to Naruto"
the men nodded and both was gone while both Sasuke and Mikoto headed back to the house where Minato, Sakura and Naruto lived.
At the hospital
Tsunade was working and was about to head out to get some lunch when Itachi arrived and informed her about had happened.
Which now is the reason why she was in the kitchen trying to get Sakura wake up. Using her chakra trying to find out why Sakura was unconsious, Tsunade worked swiftly and quickly.
"I need take her to the hospital, something is wrong but right now I can't tell what" Carefully, Tsunade lifted Sakura up in her arms.
"Mikoto take care of the kids." Mikoto nodded and then Tsunade left. Mikoto turned to the kids who was in the living room. Naruto looked worried and wanted to follow Tsunade but Mikoto had put her hand on his shoulder and smiled gently.
"Why don't you three come with me back to the Uchiha household. Fugaku is probably with your father right now Naruto, telling him what happened. "
Naruto nodded and followed his teammate and Mikoto out of the house.
With Minato
Minato had just finished a meeting with the council and was talking with jiraiya when Fugaku arrived.
"Fugaku what's the matter? You look like something terrible has happened" Jiraiya said grinning, but seeing how grave Fugaku was Jiraiya stopped grinning.
Minato got worried seeing his friend so serious, not that Fugaku usually be serious but not this serious.
"Your son and his teammates found Sakura-san unconsious in the kitchen. Mikoto is with them and Itachi have went after Tsunade. "
"WHAT?!" Minato flew up from the chair and without any asking, Minato left the office and headed towards the hospital, sick of worry about Sakura.
A/N: So I decided to re-write this story and I hope you liked this chapter. I will replace all chapters with new ones, because I thought I didn't do the first story any justice so I decided to re-write it. So what's do you think about this? R&R people see you in the next chapter!
